COLUMBIA RECORDS 1961 CL 1612
Aretha: With The Ray Bryant Combo is the second album
(and debut for ColumbiaRecords) of the future "Queen of Soul"
Aretha Franklin, released in 1961. The albumis also known
under its working title Right Now It's Aretha.
credits:
Arranged By – Curtis Lewis (3) (tracks: A5, B6),
J. Leslie McFarland (tracks: A1 to A4, A6 to B5)
Bass – Bill Lee (2) (tracks: A1 to A5, B1, B4 to B6),
Milt Hinton (tracks: A6, B2, B3)
Drums – Belton Evans (tracks: A1, A4, B4),
Osie Johnson (tracks: A2, A3, B1,
B6), Sticks Evans (tracks: A5, A6, B2, B3, B5)
Guitar – Lord Westbrook* (tracks: A2, A3, A5 to B6),
Skeeter Best (tracks: B1)
Liner Notes – Frank Driggs
Piano – Aretha Franklin (tracks: A1, A6, B2, B3),
Ray Bryant (tracks: A1, A2, A3,
A4, A5, B1, B4, B5, B6)
Saxophone [Tenor] – Al Sears (tracks: A5, A6, B2, B3, B5),
Warren Luckey (tracks: B4)
Trombone – Quentin Jackson (tracks: A5, B5),
Tyree Glenn (tracks: A2, A3, B1, B6)
The album was recorded at the New York studios
of Columbia Records, 207 East 30th Street,
except tracks 1 and 4 which were recorded at
the company's studios at 799 Seventh Avenue
August 1, 1960 and January 10, 1961
tracks list:
A1 Won't Be Long
Written-By – J. Leslie McFarland
A2 Over The Rainbow
Written-By – E. Y. Harburg*, H. Arlen*
A3 Love Is The Only Thing
Written-By – J. Leslie McFarland
A4 Sweet Lover
Written-By – J. Leslie McFarland, S. Wyche*
A5 All Night Long
Written-By – C. Lewis*
A6 Who Needs You?
Written-By – B. Holiday*, J. Burns*
B1 Right Now
Written-By – J. Leslie McFarland
B2 Are You Sure
Written-By – M. Willson*
B3 Maybe I'm A Fool
Written-By – J. Leslie McFarland
B4 It Ain't Necessarily So
Written-By – I. Gershwin-G. Gershwin*
B5 (Blue) By Myself
Written-By – J. Leslie McFarland, J. Bailey*
B6 Today I Sing The Blues
Written-By – C. Lewis*